Essays about: "Lake Urmia"

Found 5 essays containing the words Lake Urmia.

  1. 1. Drying Lakes: A Review on The Health Conditions and Restoration Strategies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Anchita Anchita; [2019]
    Keywords : Drying Lakes; Health; Restoration of Lake; Water level; Large Aral Sea; Small Aral Sea; Lake Urmia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Great salt lakes around the world are drying at a rapid rate. The drying salt lakes gives rise to several health and socio-economic concerns for the population in the surrounding region. The respective governments undertook various measures to address the concerns relating to the drying of salt lakes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Impact of irrigation development and climate change on the water level of Lake Urmia, Iran

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Heydar Beygi; [2015]
    Keywords : Lake Urmia; irrigation; land use change; climate change; evaporation;

    Abstract : Lake Urmia, located in the north-west of Iran, is one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. In recent years, there has been a significant decrease in the lake’s area and volume by 88% and 80% respectively. READ MORE

  4. 3. Nonlinear Chaotic and Trend Analyses of Water Level at Urmia Lake, Iran

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Sina Khatami Mashhadi; [2013]
    Keywords : Hypersaline lake; Urmia Lake; Artemia Urmiana; Nonlinear time series analysis; Chaos Theory; Correlation Dimension Method; Man-Kendall trend test; Trend; Climate Variability; Hydroclimatology; Salinity; Secondary Salinization; Regressions; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Urmia Lake is the largest habitat of Artemia Urmiana in the world located in an endorheic basin in northwest Iran. This shallow terminal lake has been designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and a National Park under the 1971 Ramsar Convention. READ MORE

  5. 4. Agricultural Water Use in Lake Urmia Basin, Iran : An Approach to Adaptive Policies and Transition to Sustainable Irrigation Water Use

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Nahal Faramarzi; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Lake Urmia Basin; Sustainable water management; Sustainable agriculture; Irrigation water management; Adaptive policies; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The Lake Urmia positioned in a closed basin in north-west Iran, positioned at altitude 1250 m above the sea level, and has been rapidly drying since 1990. The lake water level has declined to 1271.58 m in 2008 from the last highest record 1277.80 m in 1994. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dynamic Response of a Tied Arch Bridge to a Choice of Loading & Operation Conditions : A case study of the Urmia Lake Bridge

    University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

    Author : Amir Mahan; [2009]
    Keywords : Arch Bridge; Dynamic Response; Dynamic Amplification Factor; Bearing’s Stiffness; Urmia Lake;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE